# NP20

Postcode district covering Newport, Pillgwenlly and Bettws, in Newport.

NP20 is a postcode district covering Newport, Pillgwenlly and Bettws, in Newport. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 198.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code NP20. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NP20 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP20 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 54,687** (2021). NP20 had 54,687 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 134th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in NP20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.5%** (January 2026). In NP20, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=NP20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 73% of people in NP20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=NP20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 713 homes were sold in NP20 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=NP20) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NP20.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=NP20) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NP20 had 54,687 usual residents at the census.

## How NP20 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NP20 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | joint 9th most expensive | 18 postcode districts, NP · 2025 |
| Population | 54,687 | 2nd most populated | 18 postcode districts, NP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 73% | 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, NP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.5% | 5th highest | 18 postcode districts, NP · Jan 2026 |

## Is NP20 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NP20 at a rate of 198.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,172 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NP20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,748), other crime (2,198) and anti-social behaviour (2,196).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NP20 was 183.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in NP20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NP20 has no single figure. Of its 34 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in NP20

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newport 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001651) | 1,439 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Newport 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001652) | 1,651 | 167.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 73.5% |
| [Newport 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001653) | 1,359 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Newport 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001654) | 1,585 | 115.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Newport 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001655) | 1,569 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Newport 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001617) | 1,479 | 255.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.0% |
| [Newport 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001618) | 1,124 | 120.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.6% |
| [Newport 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001619) | 1,380 | 187.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.9% |
| [Newport 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001620) | 1,688 | 129.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| [Newport 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001621) | 1,419 | 110.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [Newport 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001622) | 1,205 | 110.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.4% |
| [Newport 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001601) | 1,551 | 145.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Newport 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001681) | 1,340 | 288.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.3% |
| [Newport 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001682) | 1,396 | 74.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Newport 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001683) | 1,096 | 158.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.3% |
| [Newport 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001684) | 1,412 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Newport 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001600) | 1,848 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.2% |
| [Newport 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001602) | 1,624 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [Newport 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001603) | 1,519 | 134.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [Newport 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001604) | 1,494 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.6% |
| [Newport 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001605) | 1,462 | 117.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.5% |
| [Newport 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001685) | 1,701 | 1,037.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 66.9% |
| [Newport 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001686) | 1,290 | 271.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Newport 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001687) | 2,333 | 779.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 75.9% |
| [Newport 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001629) | 1,375 | 89.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.1% |
| [Newport 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001630) | 1,656 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Newport 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001631) | 1,343 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Newport 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001632) | 1,407 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Newport 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001659) | 1,913 | 194.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Newport 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001660) | 2,724 | 186.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.8% |
| [Newport 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001661) | 2,978 | 209.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.2% |
| [Newport 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001662) | 1,676 | 275.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.8% |
| [Newport 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001633) | 1,719 | 164.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Newport 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/neighbourhood/w01001634) | 1,480 | 111.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Newport East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-east): Jessica Morden (Labour), MP since July 2024. 68% of the people here.
- [Newport West and Islwyn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-west-and-islwyn): Ruth Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. 32% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in NP20

[Bettws](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/bettws), [Gaer](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/gaer), [Malpas](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/malpas), [Pillgwenlly & Docks](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/pillgwenlly-and-docks), [Ridgeway & Glasllwch](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/ridgeway-and-glasllwch), [Shaftesbury & Crindai](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/shaftesbury-and-crindai), [Stow Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/newport/stow-hill)

## Postcode sectors in NP20

[NP20 1 (119 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-1), [NP20 2 (269 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-2), [NP20 3 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-3), [NP20 4 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-4), [NP20 5 (206 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-5), [NP20 6 (166 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-6), [NP20 7 (168 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-7), [NP20 9 (29 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-9)

## Council

[Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport)

## Towns in NP20

[Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport)

## Postcode districts next to NP20

[NP10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np10), [NP18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np18), [NP44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44)

## Nearest rail stations

[Newport (South Wales) (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.0005,51.5888), [Pye Corner (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.0412,51.5815), [Rogerstone (4.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.0666,51.5956)

## More in the NP postcode area

[All NP postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## NP20 in brief

NP20 is a postcode district covering Newport, Pillgwenlly and Bettws, in Newport.
About 58,097 people lived in NP20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 713 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 198.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NP20 was £215,000 in 2025.
NP20 had 54,687 usual residents at the census.
About 73% of people in NP20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NP20, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NP20
- Postcode area: [NP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np)
- Constituency: [Newport East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-east)
- Council: [Newport †](https://openindex.co.uk/newport)
- Area: 22.43 km²
- People, mid-2024: 58,097*
- Neighbourhoods: 34
- Output areas: 177

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NP10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np10), [NP44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44), [NP18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np18)

## Latest updates for NP20

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NP20

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20